Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-06-23
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visit the Aztec Fair and Mexican VIII
Iase-Inleresting and Curious Relics
And a Pleasing and Instructive
Glimpse of Mexican Life.
One of the pleasantest and most instruct
i've public exhibitions that has ever visited
New Haven is the Aztec Fair and Mexican
Village at Lincoln rink. Mr.. g. B. Bunnell
very handsomely closes his show season for
the hot weather by bringing this rare treat
of Orrin Bros. and Nichols for our citizens.
At the opening exhibition Tuesday night the
show was thronged and it was again so last
evening. Yesterday afternoon among the
many prominent citizens present were
number of Yale professors and their fami-
lies, Chief Bollman and wife, Chief Hen
drick, Clerk Waldron and wife, Judge Rob-
inson and number of others of our promi-
nent lawyers and many more well known
men. The show which it took several years
to organize, has been for ten months giving
exhibitions throughout the northern States
with great success. 1t opened IN Boston last
| September. 1t is, indeed, Mexican village
in miniature, showing artisans Of great skill
| in their respective branches making beautl.
full articles of onyx out of solid blocks OF
onyx, with the simplest kind of tools-a saw,
file end sand paper; or making extremely
enclosed in English walnut shells; or little
images of wood; or pictures resembling Oil
paintings made out of colored straw by the
aid of the fingers clone, the finger nails
doing the cutting; or making fancy rugs
and carpets on the looms; while the Mexican
women do fancy sew ing and needlework, as
tonishing the Yankee ladies by their accom-
p1ishing such fine results with SO little appa-
ratus. Then bevy of plump and pleasing
Mexican young ladies preside at the kitchen
and culinary work and are center of attrac-
ton, especially to the gentlemen visitors.
Then there is host of curiosities and relics,
some of great antiquity and value; relics of
the war times of the Cortez and the Monte
zumas; relics of the old superstitions and
idol-worship, including many idols, and rel
les of barba1ism generally. The ponderous
Mexican stir ups excited the special interest
of Chief Bollman from his cavalry service in
the war and he remarked that the Mexlcans
seemed to have no fears as to how much they
loaded down their mustangs. Clerk Waldron
was much interested in an ancient sword and
the evidences of the great mechanical skill of
the Aztecs, who accomplished some kinds OF
crystal cutting that is one of the lost arts.
The stereoscopic pictures of Mexican life
and scenery interested many and the young
folks were lost in admiration at the many
novel and curious things and sights in the
show. The superintendent, Mr.. Enrigues
Sitges, speaks both Spanish and English
with great fuency and is an accomplished
young gentleman. The various objects made
by the Mexicans are exposed for sale and
find many buyers. At the sales tables is
framed letter from Mrs. President Cleveland
expressing admiration of the exhibition and
warmly endorsing it. The show continues.
A good Mexican quartette furnishes music
and an exhibition of Mexican dancing Is
given every morning, afternoon and evening
from 10 to 10, 2 to and 7:30 to 1870.